The Hate Race

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Maxine Beneba Clarke

Bronson Clarke Character Analysis

Bronson is Maxine’s little brother. Since he is significantly younger than his two sisters, Maxine does not spend much time with him in school, but as he grows older, he develops behavioral issues, such as skipping school events and talking back to Cleopatra, that suggest that he, like Maxine, is struggling with racist harassment and bullying at school.

Bronson Clarke Quotes in The Hate Race

The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Bronson Clarke or refer to Bronson Clarke. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Racial Discrimination in Australia Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

But the scene at the bike park just kept looping in my head. Her silence. The way they’d suddenly disappeared. I knew they were scared. I knew they were just kids. But so were we. My friend’s silence hurt more than the names we’d been called—more than seeing my brother’s bloody, grazed knee.

Related Characters: Maxine Beneba Clarke (speaker), Bronson Clarke, Jennifer
Page Number: 101
Explanation and Analysis:
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Bronson Clarke Quotes in The Hate Race

The The Hate Race quotes below are all either spoken by Bronson Clarke or refer to Bronson Clarke. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Racial Discrimination in Australia Theme Icon
).
Chapter 10 Quotes

But the scene at the bike park just kept looping in my head. Her silence. The way they’d suddenly disappeared. I knew they were scared. I knew they were just kids. But so were we. My friend’s silence hurt more than the names we’d been called—more than seeing my brother’s bloody, grazed knee.

Related Characters: Maxine Beneba Clarke (speaker), Bronson Clarke, Jennifer
Page Number: 101
Explanation and Analysis: